---
title: "Add Custom Domain to Status Page"
description: "Adds a custom hostname to an existing status page and returns the DNS TXT record needed for verification. Admin-only."
---

`POST /api/status-pages/domains`

## Request Body

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `statusPageId` | number \| string | Yes | The status page ID or publicId |
| `hostname` | string | Yes | The custom hostname (e.g. `status.deinkunde.com`) |

## Example (cURL)

```bash
curl -X POST "$BASE_URL/api/status-pages/domains" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "statusPageId": 1,
    "hostname": "status.deinkunde.com"
  }'
```

## Response

```json
{
  "domain": {
    "id": 42,
    "hostname": "status.deinkunde.com",
    "status": "pending",
    "role": "status_page",
    "verificationToken": "abc123-def456-ghi789",
    "verifiedAt": null,
    "createdAt": "2026-05-01T11:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-01T11:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "dns": {
    "txtName": "_uptimeify-verify.status.deinkunde.com",
    "txtValue": "abc123-def456-ghi789"
  }
}
```

## Common errors

- `401 Unauthorized` when not authenticated
- `403 Forbidden` when not an admin
- `404 Not found` when the status page does not exist
- `409 Conflict` when the hostname is already in use
- `422 Unprocessable Entity` when the hostname is reserved or invalid